The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-04-23


wouldn't send anybody away"
The defense did not succeed IN getting
Leavitt to deviate from tEs story on cross
examination, although II was sought TO lay
ground for impeachment, and the next WIT
ness called TO the stand was
MRS JENNIE LEAyITT,
VINO said. II heard of the killing OF Had
dock on the night of the murder; my hns-
band told me; | heard Mr.. Leavitt and John
Arensdorf talking within a few days after
WARDS Arensdorf said he had been before
the cproner's Jury but that he didn't know
ANYTHING: Arensdorf said that Henry Peters
would be next before the grand jury. He
said also Peters was a dumb Dutchman and
couldn't be fixed for evidence, and that he
would have to send Peters away; after Arens-
dorf went away | mentioned to my husband
10 come up stairs; he did come MP stairs, and
we spoke on the subject of the conversation
between Mr.. Leavitt and john Arensdorf;
when heard the conversation between them
wac feeding my birds; the cages were in
tie window; after supper at Johnson's on the
evening Of the murder when Mr.. Ieavitt
came back he had changed his
clothes; he did so at my suggestion. >
ALBERT KosCHNrrsKL
NV name Is Albert koschnitski 60 by
the name of Bismarck; was born IL Germany;
| came TO America six years ago ana am Is
wears old; have lived in sioux City ever
since; have worked at the pork house in
I winter and IN summer have fixed pumps, etc /,
/ l have known Arensdorf ever since have been
! IN Sioux City; | knew Geo. Treiber, the sa-
. keeper; | worked with him at the pork
house and at the ice house; l knew Fred
Munchrath ever since I came 10 Sioux City; he
/ was saloon-keeper; knew Henry Peters; he
drove the beer wagon for Arens OFFS brewery;
+ | knew Louis Plath; he was keeping a saloon;
! the day of the murder | went up on Fourth
street and met George Treiber; lrelber and
+ went to the Court House and stayed till noon:
+ the whisky trials were gong on; i saw Had
i dock there on the witness stand, | don't know
I what case il was they were irving, but il was
( whisky Sc; Treiber and | left about noon
and went around To the Methodist Church, and
! Treiber pointed out the church; Treiber was
| talking to me when We passed the priests
| lHaddock'sl house and the church; irelber
| said that the preacher lived there by the
/ church,, aud that he would like 70 give $500
! 10 have Haddock whipped and give him pair
/ of black eyes Treiber asked If knew Fritz
I Folger. | said did. He asked me if | knew
Granda. FOger's cousin. | said yes. lreiber
told me to tell Grauda that he wanted to see
him and to tell him that he would give him
$500 = whip the preacher and give him
black eyes. sTrelbor said Granda wasn't
coming, aud for me TO 20 and
bring him up. said didn't
like 10 go, for it was raining He gave me )
cents for street car fare. | went for Ceranda
but he wasn't at home. | came back to Trei-
ber's saloon. He wasn't there | started to
go home At the corner of the Sioux National
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seven or eight men, among them George 1rei-
Der, Granda Plarh Muuchrath and Paul
Leader At that corner Treber said 10 me:
Show Cirauda where HaddOck lives Granda
and | went up towards the Court House and
were gone about half an hour and went back
Granda said he wouldn't whip the preacher,
for there was too big crowd that would know
about it We will said he, stay here a lit
tie time and then 60 back ana tell them We
can't ind him When we went back 70 the
corner found there Leader, Plath, Treibor
MunChrath. Ieayitt Petets and others | didn't
know. ! didn't know Lesv then by name
Granda asked for money 10 get drink. Platn
gave Granda - cents auL he and l went to
/, UImors saloon and got a drink, and went
back where the fellows were. Then Trelber
said for me and Granda to go to thu Column
bia House and ask Charley Eberhardt if
the buggy had come back. We went to-
wards the Columbia house and | went in. |
saw Eberhardt. He went inside and sent
man out ] asked him about buggy. ] know
FitZsimmons; FitZslmmons went from the Co
lumbia house to the livery stable, which s the
next building He came back az once aud /
did see buggy at corner of Fourth and Wa
ter streets. ! was there about an hour. Gran
ia aud | went up Fourth street and
crowd come out of Junks. Stopped on the
corner, and Granda struck off there down the
street further. As we went up to Junk's on
Fourth We met men going west, right al the
alley Paul Leader was in front. Leayitt and
another man, TrieDer, Arensdorf, Munchrath,
Peters and Plath and another man were in the
crowd | went with Leader and the other
fellows came on to Water street / saw John
Arensdorf there. He had on black coat-a
sack coat Leayitt had on a long rubber coat
We went 10 the cOTner-the corner of Water
aud Fourth streets. | went with Paul Leader
south little on Water street The other fel-
lows were on the corner. Arensdorf was there
| saw man coming across from the Column
bia house. It was Haddock. John Arensdorf
then said. i don't want YOU drunk Dutch
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from the west side of Water street | was
about ten or fifteen feet from the corner with
Paul Leader. / was closest the corner Had
dock came east ATensdon started UP ana
crossed TO meet him. Just as Arenedorf
passed HaddOck, about a foot or two, he
turned and fired, and Haddock raised his
hands and made q sort Of kissing noise, and
then staggered Arensdorf stood looking at
him a moment and then stepped on west to
wards the bridge
At this point O'Connell stepped to the space
before the jury and IN front Of the witness,
and told him TO 90 through the motions of the
tragedy. Bismarck rose and stepped towards
OConnel, and just a. be passed him he
turned and raised his hand to a point III the
rear Of the left part of the lawyers neck
and emitted the fearfullv suggestive strident
sound himself which he had said Haddock
made the moment after receiving the fatal
shot
Witness continuing: ~Arensdorf was foot
or two back of Haddock when he fired. He
stood moment or two till the preacher stag
eered, and then started and stepped toward
the bridge. Henry Peters was Ittle behind
Arensdorf. John Arensdorf was the man who
shot Haddock | know Arensdorf and know
he fired the shot ! only saw ArensdOrf and
Peters moment after the shot ] turned
around aud Leader was gone, | started and
ran after him. ] ran through the allev TO Paul
Leaders hotel | next saw Arensdorf with
/ Leader next Gay but DIDN'T speak TO HIM. The
Monday after the shooting ] saw Arensdorf
again at Bersch's beer garden | had seen
Fritz Folger that morning and he was at the
beer garden too. Vt the beer garden Areus-
dori said lac wanted TO see me We went into
the water closet and Areusdorf said he wanted
me to skin out He said it vas better that
| leave the country l told him that | had
no money and couldn't leave / said couldn't
leave my family. because / haunt any money
7 Arensdorf said: How il that Geo Treiber
gave you SI25 10 skin out with Whv didn't
YOU gos' told him that my wife took the
money and wouldn't give me any money.
Areusd0Tt said tLet | must skin out, that I
must 60 the next day, that / got drunk and
il anybody talked hard with me | would tell
all He laid he would give me 500 10 20 with
and that II folgtr would 20 with me and
take me in buggy as far a. Salix but that
should not have the money till l was on the
way. / told him | would go / saw Treiher
at nv house after the killing-a dav or so after
the killing. lreiber gave me the money there,